Ive had technics / vestax / sony /... my best bet would b trechnics but at the moment any modern direct drive package is well worth the price.
i found the vestax dint hold the mix as good as technics, an these sonys ive ended up with are like aliminium frizbys there well to light.
but if u get bookins anywhere ur gaurenteed to b playin on 1210's & pioneer cdj1000's with pioneer djm 600 mixer.....best off goin into a shop like hard to find records or something of the like and have a feel of the decks feel the weight of them how light the platter is etc. a good set of needles dont go a miss on cheap decks too.